Negative/positive head of Vinctifer

Nodule containing the fish

Vinctifer, Santana Formation, Brasil

Negative and positive Vinctifer

Product description

Positive/negative images of the head of a Vinctifer Fish from the Santana Formation, Ceara, Brasil.
Vinctifer Fish lived from the Jurassic 160 m years ago until the end of the Cretaceous, 65 m years ago.
They had long rectangular scales running down the body, and torpedo-like bodies, made for swift hunting, much like the modern day Barracuda.
 
The Santana Formation is to be found in North East Brazil, in the Araripe Basin. The strata were laid down during the early Cretaceous Period.
The location produces exceptionally well preserved and diverse fauna & Flora. Over 25 species of fish are known, along with pterosaurs, reptiles, amphibians, insects, and plants. Many soft parts were preserved during fossilisation. 
 
In the future it will become much more difficult to offer these spectacular fossils, as there are moves afoot to make the formation, and its fossil record, a protected area.


 
An unusual piece, and a great talking point.
 
Size:    15cms x 6cms